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Processor Article, “Cable Organization & Management: Though Easily Overlooked, Cables Are Integral To A Well-Organized Data Center”

A “Cover Focus” feature from the August 13, 2010 issue: Cables in the data center lend themselves to a variety of fairly unflattering analogies. “The stuff piles up like books on a coffee table,” says Rudy Rangel, sales manager at IT equipment vendor Rackmount Solutions (www.rackmountsolutions.net). “It takes discipline to organize them, but it’s easier [...]

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Processor Article, “Knowledge Is Power: Broad Technical Skills & Know-How Are Integral To Strengthening Your Management Skills”

A “Cover Focus” feature from the April 23, 2010 issue: If you decided to rewrite the Superman saga to match up with today’s world, Clark Kent could be a data center manager. Server cabinets would be a reasonable alternative to the now nonexistent phone booth, and who else could juggle the daily chores of running [...]

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Processor Article, “Storage Virtualization At A Glance: Pooling Your Storage Resources Can Save Money & Improve Performance”

A “Cover Focus” feature from the March 12, 2010 issue: Virtualization has gotten a great deal of buzz over the past few years, but sometimes it’s hard to tease out exactly what it is. “Virtualization is one of the most overused and misused terms in the industry. As soon as people hear ‘virtualization,’ too often [...]

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Processor Article, “Take Control Of Storage Demands: Stay Ahead Of The Game As Storage Needs Skyrocket”

A “Cover Focus” Feature from the December 4, 2009 issue: Each year, perhaps since the days of punch cards, data center managers have had to wrestle with storage demands. What IT department wouldn’t add “exponential increase in data” to such certainties as death and taxes? In a few years, worrying about a few petabytes of [...]

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Processor Article, “Meeting Business Expectations: IT Departments Pushed To The Limit“

A “Techs & Trends” article from the January 9, 2009 issue: Even though additional financial and human resources are limited, IT departments are being asked to develop, implement, and maintain new business initiatives. This theme isn’t a new one, says Gartner analyst Ken McGee, adding that the topic has become more pressing given the recession’s [...]

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